The Privates

Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his straight-A students the finer points of rock 'n' roll and the power of sticking it to the man. But as the school’s stern principal closes ...

Runtime

1h 50m

Director

Richard Linklater

Cast

Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White

In the 1970s, Strange Fruit were it. They lived the rock lifestyle to the max, groupies, drugs, internal tension and an ex front man dead from an overdose. Even their demise was glamorous; when lightning struck the stage during an outdoor festival. Twenty years on, these former rock gods they have now sunk deep into obscurity when the ...

Runtime

1h 35m

Director

Brian Gibson

Cast

Stephen Rea, Billy Connolly, Jimmy Nail

An all-girl rock band moves to Hollywood in the hope of achieving success, only to fall into a whirlpool of wickedness and decadence.

Runtime

1h 49m

Director

Russ Meyer

Cast

Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom

"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, session...

Runtime

1h 22m

Director

Rob Reiner

Cast

Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer

A struggling rock band and other college students cope with the trials and tribulations of their young lives and find themselves in the role of determining what exactly is behind the recent full-moon killings which have been attributed to wild dogs.

Runtime

1h 37m

Director

John Callas

Cast

Dyan Brown, Kevin Hart, Jamie Newcomb